THE CONCEPT OF “MOTHERLAND” AND NATIONAL IDENTITY IN THE PATRIOTIC AND LYRIC WORKS OF SERGEI YESENIN, ALEXANDER TVARDOVSKY, ALEXANDER BLOK, AND IN THE POETRY OF USMAN NOSIR AND ERKIN VAKHIDOV

Abstract

This article is devoted to a comparative analysis of the concept of the “motherland” and the representation of national identity in twentieth-century Russian and Uzbek poetry. The focus is on the patriotic and lyrical traditions embodied in the works of Sergei Yesenin, Alexander Tvardovsky, Alexander Blok, as well as the Uzbek poets Usman Nosir and Erkin Vakhidov. The study examines poetic models of the motherland and the artistic means used to express love for native land, historical memory, and the cultural codes of the people. Particular attention is paid to lyrical subjectivity, images of nature, historical and philosophical subtexts, the role of traditional culture, and the evolution of patriotic lyricism during periods of historical upheaval. The article concludes that there is a profound spiritual affinity between the two national literary traditions, grounded in the idea of an enduring bond between the individual and the native land.